Impact of a Multicomponent Educational Intervention on Community Pharmacy-Based Naloxone Services Implementation: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite US naloxone access laws, community pharmacists lack training and confidence in providing naloxone.

Objective

To assess the impact of the Empowering Community Pharmacists program on pharmacists' knowledge, perceived barriers, attitudes, confidence, and intentions regarding naloxone services implementation, as well as naloxone prescriptions dispensed.

Methods

A 3-month pragmatic randomized controlled trial was conducted from December 2018 to March 2019. Alabama community pharmacists were recruited by mail, email, phone, and fax and randomized to intervention (monthly resources/reminders + educational webinar) or control (monthly reminders only). Outcome measures were assessed via online surveys at baseline (T1), immediately post-intervention (T2), and

SUBMITTER: Hohmann LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10310292 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature